jaffacake32 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm expecting my second child in April, the father is Thai and I would like some suggestions of first names, possibly of Thai origin. They will have a long Thai surname so not wanting anything that is too much of a mouthful. Hoping to find out the sex in a few weeks. Any suggestions would be great, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB87 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Nicknames or actual first names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Robert Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 try this site which gives name and meanings of 100 most popular Thai names, boy and girl. Some lovely ideas in the list. Chok dee http://www.top-100-baby-names-search.com/thai-names-and-meanings.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffacake32 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks Dr Robert, that's a great list, some good ideas on there. And Chris, they will only have one name so I'm considering first names and nicknames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB87 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Well, when we were expecting our daughter, we thought about the following names: Som (orange) Noi Na (custard apple) Gaew (glass) Nadee (good farm) Nadee won in the end. Edited October 23, 2013 by ChrisB87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Malee. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 My son has a thai first name, uk middle and thai last, we also gave him a nickname that he uses day to day, one that is easy for both countries, it works best for him, nothing too out there and nothing that will affect him in future as he will be able to use the nickname in uk professionally and thai name in thailand. Panya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoolHustler Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Tye or Tai or Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I opened a thread about 11 months ago now called nice names for a Thai girl. Got some really good ones. Check that out maybe. Our daughters name is Raya. Jade for a middle name. For a boy Jet or Jackie I don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffacake32 Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Thanks, some good ideas, I'll update when I know for sure the sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeichen Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Thai names are often a mixtur of sylables from both parents names or families. Some common nick names in the past few years have been leaves or fruits. One of my daughters friends name is Gratit (coconut cream) the English translation sounds silly but I think in Thai it is very cute. Tukta for girl is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Tukta for girl is nice.Scary close to "tchukta" or however they spell it up there...(highlander) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasun Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 If he already has a Thai surname, i'd pair it up with a western (or at least western-sounding) first name. At the end of the day, they'll use their nick name more often anyhow. I've got a few names I could suggest, but we're expecting another baby in a few weeks, so I'm holding onto the names until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooEng Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 In my experience Thais are happy with any name that can be shortened into an easily pronounced nickname - preferably one that's an already existing Thai nickname or close to it, but not necessarily as new nicknames are coined all the time, and foreign words/names are often used. When son #1 came along we called him Alex, which gets pronounced Alec by his Thai family and they seem happy with that as a nickname. Son #2 is Arthur and that gets pronounced A-tuer, again a nickname that the Thai family have no problem adopting. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAceFace Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 babynames dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaffacake32 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2013 It's a boy! Any names that could be both English and Thai? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 It's a boy! Any names that could be both English and Thai? Congratulations ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Don't leave it to the last minute like we did. Got asked after delivery when they filled out the birth cert how do you spell that name? Ummm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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